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Woodgrain Coffee Buzz

Hi friends! It's a brand new month of Mojo Monday and that means this week is contest week.  Play along for your chance to win some Verve of your very own.  We have a new release coming up on the 20th of this month and a huge restocking order around that time as well, so there should be lots of new goodies to choose from.

Card by Julee Tilman using Verve Stamps| www.poeticartistry.blogspot.com

I drew the sketch from the card I posted last week for the Card Concept challenge.  I loved the way it flowed and thought it would be fun to give it another go.  For today's card I pulled out a bag of pre-stamped items that never made it onto cards and decided to play only with scraps.

The bees from The Buzz had already been embossed in gold on so saffron and cut with the coordinating The Buzz Die Set.  The honeycomb in the background had been stamped in delightful dijon on the same color paper and also cut with The Buzz Die Set.  I love the what's the buzz sentiment and embossed it on a scrap of woodgrain paper, then decided it totally needed some coffee.

Card by Julee Tilman using Verve Stamps| www.poeticartistry.blogspot.com

So I embossed the cup from the Coffee set in gold on a scrap of paper, then watercolored with Gansai Tambai markers and fussy cut because I couldn't find my die set.  I added a Flourished Trim die cut from crackled gold paper, then decided the cup needed some steam, so embossed the steam stamp in gold on vellum and then tucked behind.  I layered everything together and thought it needed something else, so found a little vintage circle tag that had been stamped on one side and rejected.  So I embossed the little bee in gold, accented his wings with a white gel pen, and added it to my collage of elements.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Mojo Monday 446 Card Sketch designed by Julee Tilman | www.mojomonday.blogspot.com
Mojo Monday 446

Enabler's List
Stamps: The Buzz, Coffee (Verve Stamps)
Paper: dp scraps, crumb cake, so saffron, delightful dijon (SU!)
Ink: versamark, real brush watercolor markers (Gansai Tambi), amber distress ink (Ranger)
Accessories: The Buzz Die Set, Flourished Trim Die (A Cut Above by VERVE), vintage tag (SU!), gold detail embossing powder

18 comments

Stampingcountry said...

"What's the buzz?" That is just too stinkin' cute.

CherylQuilts said...

Ah, Julee, this is darling, and what a great card to send someone to catch up with someone and tell them you love them! What a darling set of bees and wonderful DP! Love the embossing and the cute cup! Hugs!

Davi said...

I LOVE your Awesome card!! Cute bees and the colors and woodgrain, all of it is just terrific together!!

Terri said...

Great card! Another fun layout...can hardly wait to see what I will come up up. Thanks for the inspiration!

Catherine1216 said...

Your work is perfect. I love this card.

Chanray said...

what a lovely card!

JoAnn said...

So pretty. Love the colors and the design. The woodgrain is perfect for the images.

Nancy said...

Great card Julee! I can't believe it's time for a new release already! Can't wait to see it!

Marisa said...

Absolutely LOVE this, Julee!!

Lisa said...

Gorgeous Julee! Love those bees!

Charmaine (CharmWarm) said...

This is just gorgeous, Julee! I LOVE it!!

Wanda Cullen said...

LOVE this card and especially that wee bit of honeycomb peeking out in the background!

Marlena M. said...

Such a great card and sketch Julee~ the bees are super fun. Yummy colors too!

Greta said...

Cute card--love the gold & the unexpected coffee cup with the bees! I had fun using the sketch, Julee!

Mimi said...

Isn't it a neat feeling when a card comes together out of formerly rejected pieces?-- and this turned out so awesome! The gold accents plus the woodgrain and honeybee warmth is a winning combo!

Migdalia said...

WOW!! This is absolutely Beautiful!!

Cynthia said...

This is adorable, Julee. Love the warm colors with the coffee image.

Happy Face said...

This is such a cute card... Love these colors together! God bless!